Species Avicularia purpurea

[Ewok]

Wow it has great colors! How long has it been since its last molt?

 

[Kriegan]

:clap: What a pretty T! Great violet color!

 

[james41777]

What size is it?
I'm just wondering when they start to get purple.
my pink toe is 1.5" with no colours yet.

 

[dragontears]

Thanks! She's about 2 inches at the moment. She started showing a little color last molt, but not nearly as much as this past molt. It's been about 2 weeks since her last molt.

 

[james41777]

thanks for the info.
I hope my avicularia shows cool colours on the next molt!

 

[funnylori]

Mine recently molted too! She went from the grey color to a lovely purple shade She is about 1.5-2 inches now... I think. Check it out http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=81481

 

[dragontears]

how fun!

Hey, when are you going to come over and visit my little zoo?

 

[Tegenaria]

Beautiful colours! A purple T, now thats a must have!

 

[Scorpendra]

beautiful! i remember when mine molted into adult coloring, she was my first T too.

 

[pumaman101]

photo by taki tsonis

 

[metallica]

you have to be a member of the fangsandthings forum to see the pics, so linking them here only results in a little red cross.

 

[pumaman101]

oops

thankyou for letting me know!, i was wondering why people couldnt see the photos , wont happen again i swear

 

[Mina]

Very adorable, I love purpureas, my sling is about that size as well. Aren't they just to cute? Wonderful picture!!!!!!

 

[davidmmx]

That's strange... A. purpurea slings I've seen are green when young, and they become purple as they lose the pattern of the abdomen. That one has a clear drawing and is purple. How big is that one?

PD: When I say green, I'm talking about this:

 

[pumaman101]

roughly about a inch

 

[ChrisNCT]

Very nice!!!!

I love the purple Avic's.

 

[padkison]

I moved my two A. purpurea (2.5") into these new taller plastic habitats. About 1" damp ecoearth at the bottom, many ventilation holes at the top and some midway, and a stick with some plastic plant leaves.

My A. bicegoi will be moving into these too, but 2 of the 3 are in premolt, so I will wait until they molt before moving.

Looking forward to when they web themselves a hide.

 

[MindUtopia]

Where did you get those containers? They look perfect for Avics! I feel so bad for my poor A. minatrix because I destroy her web every time I take the lid off her set-up.

 

[Arachno_Shack]

SWEET!

They look great! If you don't mind: What size drill bit did you use for the vents? How well does your enclosure maintain humidity with that amount of holes? Really though, that enclosure looks great!

 

[padkison]

Where did you get those containers? They look perfect for Avics! I feel so bad for my poor A. minatrix because I destroy her web every time I take the lid off her set-up.

Pioneer plastics (www.pioneerplastics.com)

They look great! If you don't mind: What size drill bit did you use for the vents? How well does your enclosure maintain humidity with that amount of holes?

Not sure, I think either 3/32 or 1/8. I don't know what the humidity is in the enclosure, but I soak the substrate once a week or whenever it starts to dry up - i.e. keep it damp.